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Sail kind of to the side/diagonal of them.
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When was Sails to the Wind created?
Sails to the Wind was created in 1994.
What do sails eat?
Sails eat wind,
A ship developed in the 1400s with triangular sails for tracking into the wind and square sails to for running before the wind?
A caravael
What Sails harness the power of the?
Wind.
In irons is when the boat is headed directly into the wind and sails are empty of wind what is the term when the wind is directly behind you and sails are empty?
It is the same thing: You are in irons when you are making no headway.
What does caravel mean in a simple definition?
a ship with triangular sails that allowed it to sail into the wind and with square sails that carried it forward when the wind was at it's back.
How does the wind affect a boat's speed?
By the types of sails that you have. or it could be the wind type or the wind's speed
How do boat sails work?
Very simply, by using the wind as a form of propulsion by the use of sails. Either the wind 'pushes' the vessel or it 'pulls' it through the water.
How did the carvels lateen sails help sailors?
Triangular-shaped sails helped catch wind from the sides and rear.
What was the difference between caravels and earlier ships?
the caravel has triangular sails as well as square sails. Square sails carried the ship forward when the wind was at its back. Triangular sails allowed the caravel to sail into the wind. the caravel was better than other euoopean ships of the time at this type of sailing
Why is a fantail needed in a windmill?
The wind blown in the fantail turns the main sails to point to the wind.
What powered Vasco da Gama's ship?
Wind. Ships of the time used sails.
